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    VP Biden trips over St. Pat's blessing for Irish prime minister's not-so-late mother

    March 17, 2010 |THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
    - Ireland Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks as President Barack Obama and vice president Joe Biden smile during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington Wednesday, March 17, 2010.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alex Brandon) -

    Ireland Prime Minister Brian Cowen speaks as President Barack Obama and vice president Joe Biden smile during a St. Patrick's Day reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington Wednesday, March 17, 2010.(THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alex Brandon)

    WASHINGTON - Vice-President Joe Biden asked for God's blessing for the late mother of Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen during a White House celebration of St. Patrick's Day - except the elderly lady is very much alive.

    "God rest her soul," Biden said Wednesday night as he introduced Cowen and President Barack Obama. He quickly caught himself and noted that it's Cowen's father who is no longer living. Of the prime minister's mother, Biden said, "God bless her soul."

    Biden then cited the Irish proverb that "a silent mouth is sweet to hear" and yielded the podium to the president.

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